In urban Baltimore, poor neighborhoods have more mosquitoes

In urban Baltimore, poor neighborhoods have more mosquitoes 07/06/2017 06:40 PM EDT A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology reports that in Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhoods with high levels of residential abandonment are hotspots for tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus). This environmental injustice may leave low-income urban residents more vulnerable to mosquito-borne disease. Full story at http://www.caryinstitute.org/newsroom/urban-baltimore-poor-neighborhoods-have-more-mosquitoes Source Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111